Boards lack the understanding needed to face environmental and social challenges, according to LBS professor.

Executives get ESG pay-outs despite ‘inadequate progress’ on carbon emissions, London Business School research suggests.

Target diversity early; directors job market ‘ossified’; US extends duty of oversight; ‘kindness bias’ hinders women at work; cake vs karaoke.

The rapid collapse and bankruptcy of huge cryptocurrency exchange FTX carries a salutary lesson about the need for challenge on every board.

COP27 call for climate change transition plans; putting purpose at the heart of business; a disappointing take on diversity Down Under.

Decarbonising ‘brown’ industries; funds pulled from BlackRock; the legitimacy of dual class shares; investors slow to address sustainability.

Researchers find that, among the many drivers for improving ESG, intervention by corporate investors is key.

How do you align ESG and value? Linking incentives to ESG targets needs focus, empowerment and co-ordination, recent research finds.

Women need sponsors who will help them to access the mission-critical assignments that lead to top executive roles.

London Business School/Investor Forum report backs the shareholder model, but urges investors to take responsibility for stakeholder issues.